We South Americans are nor the luckiest people when it comes to metal, we don't have those big festivals, not all bands come to play here, and sometimes not all records get released here. This brings us to the point of this review, a little late but worthy, why a little late? Because South America can now rejoice by the release of a little jewel, Kreator's fourth album, "Extreme Aggression" yes, we got the release 15 years late to be exactly, but at least we got it, via Century Media Brazil.

Thrash metal originated in the Bay Area of California and many believed it to be an American phenomenon, which grew and spawned in the United States. American phenomenon it was but not just confined to the United States. It also found a very unlikely breeding ground in Germany. The German thrash movement was spearheaded by bands like Sodom, Tankard and Destruction and it was considered to be paler compared to its American counterparts but Kreator was different. The album in question is perhaps the best ever in the band's discography.

It's not quite the outright classic as the two albums it's sandwiched between are, but there's still plenty of awesome thrash on it. "Some Pain Will Last" is a monstrous song, and is my fave on the album, but other songs like the title track, "Bringer Of Torture", and "Betrayer" are among Kreator's best songs, and ''Fatal Energy" is an awesome closing track!

It's not quite the outright classic as the two albums it's sandwiched between are, but there's still plenty of awesome thrash on it. "Some Pain Will Last" is a monstrous song, and is my fave on the album, but other songs like the title track, "Bringer Of Torture", and "Betrayer" are among Kreator's best songs, and ''Fatal Energy" is an awesome closing track!

I also prefer "Terrible Certainty" and "Coma Of Souls" to this album. Not because "Extreme Aggression" is not great but because the two other albums are even greater.

Written by RavenKing on 01.04.2012 at 22:00I also prefer "Terrible Certainty" and "Coma Of Souls" to this album. Not because "Extreme Aggression" is not great but because the two other albums are even greater.

Yes, those two albums are both great albums from front to back, with Coma... being narrowly the better of the two. "Extreme Aggression" has a couple of so-so songs, which is why it isn't quite in the same classic league as it's predecessor and successor.